Leaving Vancouver
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Just getting a few bits ready before I leave for Portland.
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Keys get a compass
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Attempt to eat the 'tomahawk' breakfast...
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Great view from Tim's on the last night. Can not thank him enough for all the help :)
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Morning before leaving for Portland and a walk down to meet Tim and Garda for coffee... nice tulips everywhere in the north shore.
This Pecker is doing some impressive damage to a house... at 7am. (Experimenting here)
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Tim and Ghada
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A little early for a goodbye photo ;)
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He's so serous coz he's crapping his pants
At last Hondi San is in daylight once more... it feels good!
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Border crossing went v well, only 20mins!
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The park here is international so you can cross the border and wander round without crossing the border... so to speak.
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Nailed five guys at lunchtime.
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Then the rain came... and the heated vest n gloves didn't work.
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The last hours ride down to Portland was... wet and cold... the only consolation was this non dairy product in a petrol station.
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Finally after 5 hrs or so I arrive at my friend Grant's place. Grant and I rode the last bit of the trans america trail in '15... A welcome sight and... ohhh he has... 5 motorbikes yay!
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And this is Panzer. Nice hound :)